Where to see
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Mikumi National Park leads · 16 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an East African Giraffe during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Selous Game Reserve | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Mikumi National Park
In Mikumi National Park, Tanzania, about 80% of wildlife watchers report an East African Giraffe sighting on a given day, the highest of the 16 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
South Luangwa National Park and more
After Mikumi National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an East African Giraffe are in South Luangwa National Park (Zambia, about 80%), Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 80%) and Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 80%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August in Mikumi National Park (about 90%), October and November in South Luangwa National Park (about 90%) and August in Tsavo West National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an East African Giraffe on a given day. Each park's East African Giraffe page has the full month-by-month chart.
